
The guidelines recommend that platforms should regularly check whether their services pose risks to kids and teens – and understand how and why those risks emerge. They need to find the right balance between:
![]() | letting kids and teens share their content, ideas and thoughts |
![]() | giving them the chance to explore, play and learn new things online |
... while keeping them safe at the same time.
Once risks are identified, platforms should respond with effective solutions – without limiting the important opportunities and benefits that children can enjoy online.
Further information and resources
Do you want to learn more about the DSA? Check out this booklet, explaining the measures to protect kids and teens online.
The DSA explained

The guidelines recommend that platforms should regularly check whether their services pose risks to kids and teens – and understand how and why those risks emerge. They need to find the right balance between:
![]() | letting kids and teens share their content, ideas and thoughts |
![]() | giving them the chance to explore, play and learn new things online |
... while keeping them safe at the same time.
Once risks are identified, platforms should respond with effective solutions – without limiting the important opportunities and benefits that children can enjoy online.
Further information and resources
Do you want to learn more about the DSA? Check out this booklet, explaining the measures to protect kids and teens online.
The DSA explained
- DSA (Digital Services Act) DSAforYOUth